diff --git a/src/main/webapp/file-info-fragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/file-info-fragment.xhtml
index 64e5da35368..c14c8f98b60 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/file-info-fragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/file-info-fragment.xhtml
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@
                     </h:outputFormat>
                     <!-- CHECKSUM -->
                     <div class="checksum-block" style="word-break: break-all;" jsf:rendered="#{!fileMetadata.dataFile.tabularData}">
-                        <h:outputText id="file-checksum" value="#{fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumType}: #{fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumValue}" rendered="#{!(empty fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumValue)}"/>
+                        <span class="#{!editDatafilesPage ? 'checksum-truncate' : ''}"
+                                      jsf:rendered="#{!(empty fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumValue)}"
+                                      title="Click to copy: #{fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumValue}">#{fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumType}: #{fileMetadata.dataFile.checksumValue}</span>
+                        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-copy"></span>
                     </div>
                     <!-- UNF + Variables, Obsersvations -->
                     <div class="unf-block" style="word-break: break-all;" jsf:rendered="#{fileMetadata.dataFile.tabularData}">
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/resources/js/dv_rebind_bootstrap_ui.js b/src/main/webapp/resources/js/dv_rebind_bootstrap_ui.js
index 15c14e7d8bd..31b49d5827a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/resources/js/dv_rebind_bootstrap_ui.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/resources/js/dv_rebind_bootstrap_ui.js
@@ -29,6 +29,45 @@ function bind_bsui_components(){
     // Disabled pagination links
     disabledLinks();
     
+    // Truncate checksums
+    // TO-DO DETERMINE IF THIS IS PLACE IS OVERKILL, ON EVERY PG, EVERY REBIND ACTION ... 
+    // PROBABLY NEEDED LIKE ALL THE OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR DYNAMIC AJAX UPDATES ON PG
+    checksumTruncate();
+    
+    /*
+    * Truncate file checksums
+    */
+    function checksumTruncate(){
+        
+        // TO-DO MOVE THIS CHUNK OUT OF BIND_BSUI, TO BOTTOM OF THIS FILE
+        
+        $('span.checksum-truncate').each(function () {
+            
+            var checksumText = $(this).text();
+            
+            console.log("Total Checksums..." + checksumText);
+            
+            $(this).css('color', 'red');
+            
+            console.log("Characters..." + checksumText.length);
+            
+            if (checksumText.length > 35) {
+                $(this).text( checksumText.substr(0, 8) + '...' + checksumText.substr(checksumText.length-3, checksumText.length) );
+            }
+            
+            // TO-DO WIRE UP CLICK TO COPY W/ CLIPBOARD.JS ... SEE JIM'S PR 5211
+            // var clipboard = new Clipboard('button.checksum');
+            // clipboard.on('success', function(e) {
+            //     console.log(e);
+            // });
+            // clipboard.on('error', function(e) {
+            //     console.log(e);
+            // });
+            
+        });
+        
+    }
+    
     // Sharrre
     sharrre();